Here are 10 Negatives multiple choice questions written by people from around the world while using the main Pentransum activity. You can earn a Transum Trophy for answering at least 9 of them correctly.

1. What is 100 − 50 − 40 − 30?

A. 30

B. − 10

C. 10

D. 20

E. −20

2. Evaluate (5 − 8)(3 − 10)

A. 21

B. −21

C. 10

D. −10

E. 0

3. What is the square of negative six?

A. 36

B. -36

C. 12

D. -12

E. 60

4. If a = 7, b = − 3 and c = − 10, calculate a + 2b − c

A. 0

B. − 11

C. 9

D. − 9

E. 11

5. What is the difference between -9 and 5?

A. 14

B. −4

C. −45

D. 4

E. −14

6. Subtract 34 from 21.

A. − 13

B. 13

C. 55

D. − 55

E. − 17

7. I think of a number and multiply it by itself. If my answer is 100, how many possible numbers could I have started with?

A. none

B. one

C. two

D. three

E. not possible to tell

This question was suggested by Miss Baylis, Weybridge

8. What is ten minus seven minus eight?

A. -5

B. -3

C. -1

D. 11

E. 5

9. What is −144 divided by −12?

A. 12

B. 24

C. −12

D. −24

E. −6

10. What is 16 - 3 × 7?

A. −37

B. 37

C. 91

D. − 91

E. −5

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